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Helleborus hybridus White with Red Centre

Helleborus x hybridus White Red Center
Lenten Rose, Oriental Hellebore

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Beautiful young plant, very vigorous. I am looking forward to its future flowering.

Magali, 02/12/2023

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Value-for-money
Variety with pure white flowers, adorned in the centre with a row of deep red petaloids that add strong intensity.
Flower size
6 cm
Height at maturity
40 cm
Spread at maturity
30 cm
Exposure
Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time January to March, September to December
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Description

This Oriental Hellebore White with Red Centre is a lovely variety with pure white flowers, embellished at the centre with a  deep red row of petaloids that add a strong intensity.

Originally from the northwest of Turkey to the Caucasus, northeast of Greece, the Oriental Hellebore is a perennial plant that will brighten up the shaded areas of your garden in winter. It is a hardy plant that can withstand temperatures down to -15°C. It is composed of basal palmate leaves, slightly dentate, dark green and shiny. These are evergreen leaves of 30 to 40 cm (12 to 16 in) long, composed of 7 to 9 leaflets.

The Oriental Hellebore reaches a height of 40 cm (16 in) at maturity and a spread of 30 cm (12 in). Between February and April, a bouquet of single flowers 5 to 7 cm (2 to 3 in) in diameter forms. These flowers are cup-shaped and inclined. The Hellebore is a bushy plant. It does not like to be moved once it is established, the young shoots take a little time to flower.

It is suitable both as cut flowers and in beds, borders or planters. Over time the flowers of the Hellebore do not fade like the majority of other flowers, but dry out.

Each Hellebore that grows from a seed is unique in its flower colour; thus slight variations in colours can exist between two plants - this is normal, and inevitable. However, if the difference is too significant and distorts the desired effect, we will refund or replace the affected plant.

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Helleborus hybridus White with Red Centre (Flowering) Flowering
Helleborus hybridus White with Red Centre (Foliage) Foliage

Flowering

Flower colour two-tone
Flowering time February to April
Flower size 6 cm
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 40 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Helleborus

Species

x hybridus

Cultivar

White Red Center

Family

Ranunculaceae

Other common names

Lenten Rose, Oriental Hellebore

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

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Planting and care

The Oriental Hellebore White with Red Centre grows in any acidic, rich, and light soil, in partial or light shade, sheltered from cold and dominant winds. This perennial is planted from the beginning of autumn to spring, to flower between February and April. It thrives in deeply worked soil mixed with a quantity of organic material. To fertilise, use bone meal or another organic fertiliser. Water the young plants well after planting and then add a mulch layer of 2 to 5 cm (0.8 to 2 in). Regularly remove wilted leaves to improve flowering. Be sure to maintain a planting distance of 30 to 40cm (12 to 16 in) between each young plant, to promote their development. The Hellebore doesn't like stagnant water as it risks rotting.

Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time January to March, September to December

Intended location

Suitable for Shaded rockery, Woodland edge, Undergrowth
Type of use Border, Edge of border, Container, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Partial shade, Shade
Soil pH Acidic, Neutral
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, humus-rich and light

Care

Pruning instructions Remove the old leaves from deciduous species - or spotted leaves from evergreen species - when flower buds appear. Remove faded flowers after the seeds have fallen.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time January to March
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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